Home energy use

Home energy use in City of London

How much electricity and gas the typical home here uses, from meter readings for every home in Great Britain, and how that compares with everywhere else.

Verified: 23 October 2026 from DESNZ subnational consumption statistics
Where these figures come from
Electricity, median home
2,714 kWh
a year, 10% more than Great Britain
Gas, median home
6,284 kWh
a year, 36% less than Great Britain
At today’s price cap
£1,501
a year for the median home

The typical home in City of London used 2,714 kWh of electricity and 6,284 kWh of gas in 2024. Against the typical home across Great Britain, that is 10% more electricity and 36% less gas.

Of 350 local authority areas in Great Britain, City of London comes 70th for electricity use and 347th of 347 for gas, counting from the highest. These are medians: half the homes here use more and half use less. The mean is higher (3,713 kWh of electricity, 11,845 kWh of gas) because a minority of big users pulls an average up.

Only about 29% of homes in City of London have a mains gas meter, against about 84% across Great Britain. Homes off the gas grid heat with electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel, which tends to push electricity use up.

What it costs

At the price cap for 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, a home using exactly the City of London medians would pay about £1,501 a year: £879 for electricity and £622 for gas, standing charges included. The same sum for the Great Britain medians comes to £1,745. These use the London region’s rates.

City of London is in the London electricity region. See every region’s rates on energy prices by region.

Your own use is on your bill or in your supplier’s app. Put it into the direct debit checker to see whether you are paying the right amount each month.

Over the last ten years

Since 2015, the typical home’s electricity use here has fallen 16% and its gas use has fallen 18%.

Electricity, median kWh a year
2,2002,4002,6002,8003,0003,2003,40020152017201920212024City of LondonGreat Britain
Gas, median kWh a year, weather-corrected
4,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00020152017201920212024City of LondonGreat Britain

How does your home compare?

Areas with similar use

Median electricity / gas, nearest to City of London.

Elsewhere in London

Common questions

How much electricity does a home in City of London use?
The median home used 2,714 kWh of electricity in 2024, against 2,471 kWh across Great Britain. The mean was higher, 3,713 kWh, because a minority of heavy users pulls an average up; the median is the household in the middle.
How much gas does a home in City of London use?
The median home with a gas meter used 6,284 kWh of gas in 2024, against 9,859 kWh across Great Britain. The figures are weather-corrected by DESNZ, so a cold winter doesn’t make one area look worse than another.
What does energy cost for a typical home in City of London?
At the price cap for 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, a home using the City of London medians would pay about £1,501 a year, standing charges included. Your own bill depends on your own use, which is on your bill or in your supplier’s app.

Figures for City of London (E09000001) from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s electricity and gas consumption statistics, published 18 December 2025, covering 7,184 domestic electricity meters and 2,061 gas meters. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.